Singles Part 14: Come Get Some!

[Kepler]

And that's why lots of men lie on their dating profiles and say they are 6' or 5'11" when they're really 5'9".

And why women use profile photos from 1997.

All around the world, same song.

[Kepler]

Couldn’t find anyone under 50 because every dude near my age was obsessed with finding someone in their 20s to have kids.

The Midwest really is different.

I don't know any 30-something guys who went trawling for 20-somethings because they wanted children. I know scores of 30-something guys who went trawling for 20-somethings immediately after they got vasectomies.

[RaceBoarder]

And that's why lots of men lie on their dating profiles and say they are 6' or 5'11" when they're really 5'9".

Bumble allows users to use premade prompts to post ideas in their profile. One is "My personal hell is..." and a common response is "showing up (to a date) in my best heels only to see he's as tall as me"...


I just wish that more people would realize that, as humans, dating is no different than what we see the neon colored birds in the Amazon doing when they dance around and make vivid displays. We just have the ability to realize that our displays may get turned down. We just can't accept that simple fact though.

[RaceBoarder]

The Midwest really is different.

I don't know any 30-something guys who went trawling for 20-somethings because they wanted children. I know scores of 30-something guys who went trawling for 20-somethings immediately after they got vasectomies.

That still happens here. It's usually a financial class thing though, hence why you see it as a more common occurrence from your PoV.

[Kepler]

That still happens here. It's usually a financial class thing though, hence why you see it as a more common occurrence from your PoV.

The Poors want kids? Which they can't afford.

I mean, I guess. I know it happens with women but men? I absolutely believe your experience, I just find it really counter-intuitive. Is it that Joe Bob Derp really wants to pass on the storied Derp name?

[RaceBoarder]

Midwestern Men as a whole tend to buy into the "Have a house and 1-3 kids by the time you are 32" storyline, even now. Especially once you get outside of major urban areas.

It's something that has impacted my mental health, especially in my late 20's. You just can't easily shake the pre-determined roles that society pushes on you.

[Kepler]

Midwestern Men as a whole tend to buy into the "Have a house and 1-3 kids by the time you are 32" storyline, even now. Especially once you get outside of major urban areas.

It's something that has impacted my mental health, especially in my late 20's. You just can't easily shake the pre-determined roles that society pushes on you.

My advice to everybody in the Midwest is to run away to New York City when you are 17. Don't get me wrong: it may not end well. But it will definitely open your mind to what the possibilities of life are. And if there is even a kernel of talent or ambition or imagination inside you, the godforsaken heat of the city will pop it and you will know what you carry inside you.

Note: this is not a recipe for happiness. Just forced, fast evolution.

[Swansong]

In my single days, I would always look for the mid-late 30 something women just out of a long relationship, because those were the ones who wanted to cut all the way to the chase and get down and dirty. And then wanted me to go away.

[WisconsinWildcard]

And that's why lots of men lie on their dating profiles and say they are 6' or 5'11" when they're really 5'9".

My wife gave me (in part, I hope) a second date because my profile stated I was 5'11'' and I actually am 5'11". She was so impressed with my ability to not blatantly lie about something that will clearly come to light as a lie, she overlooked every other flaw

[dxmnkd316]

I have no idea what hooked my wife. I probably should. Probably that i'm just a great guy. :-/






I'm guessing it helped that I was one of her brother-in-law's oldest friends and hung around them a lot. So I was basically pre-approved by her closest sister.

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

I will be single for rest of my life.

maybe I’ll get my PhD

https://twitter.com/goldengateblond/...924984321?s=21

[Swansong]

I will be single for rest of my life.

maybe I’ll get my PhD

https://twitter.com/goldengateblond/...924984321?s=21

Aubrey Huff is frighteningly stupid.

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

Aubrey Huff is frighteningly stupid.

Oh he’s someone famous? Honestly didn’t know

[Swansong]

Oh he’s someone famous? Honestly didn’t know

Retired baseball player

[Jimjamesak]

Retired baseball player

Forgettable, bland white guys usually are.